What does it take to domesticate an animal? Can such a process be fast-tracked? Demitri Belyaev and Lyudmila Trut certainly wanted to see if it could be. And so, they conducted the fox experiment, breeding foxes that were less aggressive towards people. Soon, you'll be able to recreate their experiment with, appropriately named, The Fox Experiment, a new game coming to Kickstarter from Pandasaurus.

From the website:

In The Fox Experiment, you’ll breed your own domesticated foxes. In each round, you will select a pair of fox parents, and roll dice to make pups -- who may become parents in the next round. The right foxes will help you finish studies and please your sponsors, to score you the points to win the game. The game is played over 5 round.

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Cryptozoic likes to have a bunch of special, convention exclusive things made for when they go to shows. But sometimes, they end up with a box or two of stuff left over or found in some corner of the warehouse. That's what we've got here. If you missed out on some of their exclusives lately, you might just get another chance to grab them.

From the post:

Miss out on our exclusives at San Diego Comic-Con or Gen Con 2022? We’ve got you covered! For one week only, we’re having a Found Inventory Sale with all remaining inventory of those exclusives, plus HUGE DISCOUNTS (up to 75% off!) on over 100 other products, including some items that have not been available in years. It all starts August 22!

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DC Deck-Building Game: Super Heroes Playmat: This Gen Con-exclusive playmat features the cover art from Cryptozoic’s new edition of the Multiverse Box (coming to stores next year), showing DC Super Heroes drawn by artist Omar Francia (Legends of the Dark Knight, Doom Patrol). It measures 29.5” x 16.5” and is designed to work with any DC Deck-Building Game product. The playmat will sell for $24.99.

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Normally armed with just their simple blunderbus guns, the Winter Guard are branching out. Sure, you might know about the mortars they use, but there's more support weapons coming soon. We get a look at them in this preview of the upcoming releases for Warmachine.

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In recent years, a number of reforms were introduced during the reconsolidation of Khadoran forces into the Winter Korps. Among the most significant of these reforms was the inclusion of squad support weapons in Winter Korps Infantry units. These support weapons have proven to be a force multiplier, significantly increasing the effectiveness of the new Khadoran light infantry. These include grenades, anti-personnel light machine guns, and armor-penetrating anti-warjack rockets.

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I know, "We need to talk about the future of this game" often means it's going away, but it's the exact opposite here with Games Workshop and Warcry. Short version is that the game's going to be getting new box sets each 3 month and those sets are going to have entirely new models in them.

From the article:

The Warcry: Heart of Ghur boxed set hits the shelves of your local Warhammer store tomorrow. It’s going to be followed shortly by Be’lakor’s chosen, the Chaos Legionnaires, but this is just the beginning of a complete and well-supported new edition of Warcry – so grab your maps, and let’s head deeper into the Gnarlwood.

Warcry will now follow in the footsteps of Kill Team, with new boxed sets every three months. Each box will contain more scenery that takes you even deeper into the twisted forests of Ghur. 

What’s more, each one will contain two brand-new warbands. Yes, brand-new – no upgrade sprues, no existing kits. These warbands are all 100% original, and they’re drawn from factions across the Mortal Realms, not just those in the thrall of Chaos. Ssshh, don’t tell Archaon. Plus, you’ll be able to use these new miniatures in your games of Warhammer Age of Sigmar.

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9th Level Games is looking to bring you a new RPG that's designed for all ages, ready to bring that next generation of gamers into the fold and teach them some important life lessons (and I don't just mean, "always check for traps!"). The game is called Venture Society and they'll be bringing it to Kickstarter soon.

From the website:

An all ages roleplaying game that rewards players for positive social encounters!

In this world of animals, the regions used to be at war with each other. Thankfully brave animals from each region united for peace and formed the Venture Society. The Venture Society is a world wide organization dedicated to helping others and encouraging harmony with your fellow animals, and you're invited to join. You and your friends will play as newly-inducted members ready to start making a difference!

A roleplaying game for kids, teachers, and parents, Venture Society is designed on principles of SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING. Rather than discussing how to behave, players take imaginative action — and they're rewarded for using communication, emotional wellness, social awareness, and personal strengths to solve their problems, rather than violence.

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*looks around, wondering where that shredding guitar solo came from and why there's all these color-coded explosions going on* Oh... new Power Rangers news. That'd do it. Renegade Game Studios has started taking pre-orders for a new Power Rangers Deck-buildng Game expansion. It's RPM: Get in Gear and if you pre-order, you can get some cool extras along with your set.

From the website:

Pre-order now for a Q3 release!

For a limited time pre-orders will receive the Power Rangers Deck-Building Game RPM: Get In Gear Bonus Pack for FREE!

Power Rangers Deck-Building Game RPM: Get In Gear Bonus Pack features ten foil double-sided cards, featuring the characters from Power Rangers Deck-Building Game RPM: Get In Gear.

Power Rangers Deck-Building Game RPM: Get In Gear Bonus Pack will be added to your cart for free when pre-ordering the RPM: Get In Gear Expansion.

Pedal to the Metal!

Enter the apocalyptic wasteland of Power Rangers RPM. This expansion features the Ranger Operators of Corinth City and the machine army of the Venjix Virus. New mechanics “RPM” and energy drain provide new strategies to play the game.

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Japanime Games has three new Kamigami Battles sets coming out soon, one big and two smaller. They're based around the Cthulhu mythos, so do your best to keep your sanity in tact. Pre-orders are being taken now over on the Japanime website.

From the announcement:

Japanime Games is proud to announce the upcoming Lovecraftian block - the base game Kamigami Battles: Rise of the Old Ones and the expansions Kamigami Battles: The Stars are Right and Kamigami Battles: Into the Dreamlands. They add exciting new elements in the form of elder gods, great old ones, lovecraftian cultists and mystic artifacts!

Kamigami Battles is one of Japanime Games’core Deck-Builder card games in which players take the role of mighty gods from the various mythologies of world cultures, and recruit disciples and warriors to serve and fight for them.

Kamigami Battles are intense player-vs-player deck-builder card games like no others, including 3 core games, and 6 expansions.

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Codex: Chaos Daemons gives 40k players an update for all the chaos demonic factions in the game. In this preview, we get a look at some of the changes for Nurgle. Maybe just wash your hands after viewing, just in case.

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A Joyous time of ague and entropy is upon us. The great wound of the galaxy gapes wide, and Grandfather Nurgle’s sticky legions seep out, accompanied by the infinite buzzing of innumerable flies.

The cycle of decay has been good to Nurgle, and the upcoming Codex: Chaos Daemons gives the forces of this jolly god even more toys to play with.

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Can you believe it? We're halfway through the week. I'm happy about it, because it means the weekend's that much closer to being here. And despite having zero plans, I'm always ready for that sweet, sweet weekend vibe. But before we get there, we've gotta power through the rest of the week. To do that, let's nosh on some bite-sized gaming stories. Today on the platter we have:

Jolly Lark Wood Painting Handles Coming Soon to Kickstarter

Jolly Lark is a new venture from Aaron Dill to create original products for the miniature and board game community. Aaron is a board game designer and lifelong tabletop hobbyist and is excited to develop new products to support other hobbyists .

Jolly Lark’s first Kickstarter introduces a new line of painting handles designed for the hobbyist who paints squads, regiments, or armies of miniatures at the same time. The new handles are affordable enough to own lots of them and comfortable enough to use for long miniature painting sessions. The all-natural hardwood painting handles are made in the USA, and the painting handle Kickstarter launches in August

New Fizz Line of Dice Available From Kraken Dice

Introducing our new Fizz line of 12pc acrylic dice sets.

Each Fizz dice set captures the refreshing look and feel of your favorite carbonated drinks, thanks to the reclaimed plastic used in their creation, you might just expect to hear the carbonated bubbles popping as they roll. Not only are you now the owner of beautiful new dice, but you are also helping the environment by reclaiming old plastics.

Hard to think that November's just a couple months away. We're getting close to the end of the year and Privateer Press is looking to make your Thanksgiving a good one with some new releases that month. Have a look for yourself.

An unsung hero of countless border wars and skirmishes, Captain Anson Wolfe has long served as the senior warcaster at the formidable fortress of Eastwall. In addition to his many battles with Cygnar’s Menite neighbors, he also saw action in the Llaelese War against Khador and more recently against the servants of the infernals when his old friend and former commander Archduke Alain Runewood betrayed his oaths, his nation, and debased his immortal soul in the service of the demonic fiends. Unable to reconcile his inner turmoil, Wolfe throws himself into every battle, losing himself—at least briefly—in the bloodthirst of the moment.

A savage warlord inhabited by a reckless and renowned spirit from darkest antiquity, Horruskh is among the most formidable warriors in the Orgoth host. Inarguably the scion of an unbroken chain of ruthless conquerors, Horruskh has lived a thousand lives that appear to him in broken dreams, driving his ambition and propelling him headlong into every fresh slaughter and atrocity. It is only through such terrifying acts that he can draw the attention of the Fellgoeth and gather the souls necessary to barter his way from the darkness of the Outer Abyss. And when he first laid eyes on the shores of Immoren, Horruskh knew he had been here before and had made the continent bleed. If Sabbreth is the architect of the Orgoth invasion, then Horruskh, The Thousand Wraths, is its unbreakable spirit.

Ekaterina Baranova is among the most powerful arkanists of her generation. Once the pride of the Greylords Covenant, which she served faithfully in the years following the infernal invasion, Baranova denounced the organization and her former tutors within it. With a meritorious service record and recommendations from both the Order of Illumination and the entire Old Faith Synod in Korsk, Baranova received an imperial pardon and was able to join the newly established Winter Korps as a kapitan in 618 AR. Her mastery of the arcane arts is not only singular among Khador’s depleted ranks but in the whole of the Iron Kingdoms. She now hungrily awaits putting her talents to use against the hated Orgoth host now ravaging the Motherland’s western shores.

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